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In all the world, Yakob (يعقوب
, Yakob
, Якоб
) is a common masculine first name. The first name Yakob is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a common male name, Oman, and Iraq, where it is quite a common principally masculine, but scarcely female name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Sudan, Iraq, and Algeria. Likewise, Yakob is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| يعقوب | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Iran, Jordan |
| Yakob | Malaysia, India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Algeria |
| Якоб | Kazakhstan, Estonia, Russia, Armenia, Ukraine |
| ยาโกบ | Thailand |
Yakob is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an; Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician and Jacob Frye , the fictional character in the Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and in many other works.